> Jaywalking laws were enacted because cars were killing pedestrians. They trotted out a huge PR campaign to call people who crossed in the middle of the street country bumpkins, and made it a crime, so that cars would not have to think about pedestrians.

I wish more people knew about this. I've had a guy treat me like a tin-foil-hat wearer when I brought it up. It really pissed me off, "It's not a conspiracy theory you ignorant jerk."